# Lifetime commissions

If **Lifetime commission** is enabled, whenever a customer makes a purchase referred by an affiliate, that customer would be **automatically connected to the affiliate**. 

As long as an affiliate is connected to customer(s), the affiliate will get a commission every single time the connected customer(s) purchases.

## How to set up

To enable **Lifetime Commission** for a program, go to **Programs** > Locate the program > Click on the program's name > **Advance** > toggle on **Lifetime Commission.**

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## Disconnect lifetime commissions

Once you have enabled **Lifetime commission**, you will have the option to **disconnect lifetime commission** after a certain period of time. It means that in case an affiliate and a customer are connected by **Lifetime commission** after the first order, they will be automatically disconnected after the set number of days, i.e. 100 days.

Kindly note that this setting is optional. If you leave it blank, the connection will remain forever until you manually disconnect them (by going to **Affiliates** > **Connect customers** > Search for the affiliate-customer connection > **Delete**).

## First commissions

You can also set up **First-time commissions** for the affiliate on the first order of any new customers referred by that affiliate.

By enabling the **First commissions** optio&#x6E;**,** your affiliate will get a different commission rate for the first referral order from a non-connected customer while all future commissions from that customer will follow the program commission rate.

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For example, if your **Program commission rate** is **10%** and you have Lifetime commission enabled + the **First commission** is set at **20%**.

If customer X buys from Affiliate A for the first time, affiliate A will get a 20% commission for that order, but for all following orders made by customer X, affiliate A will only get a 10% commission.